Parcel-bundling machine.



N0. 799,701. PATENTED SEPT. 19, 1905.

Gr. H. ADSHEAD. PARCEL BUNDLING MACHINE.

AP-PLIOATION FILED NOV. 27.1903.

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PARCEL BUNDLING MACHINE.

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PATENTED SEPT. 19, 1905.

G. H. ADSHEAD. PARCEL BUNDLING MACHINE.

APPLlOATION FILED NOV.27.1903.

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PATENTED SEPT. 19, 1905.

G. H. ADSHEAD.

PARCEL BUNDLINC MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 27, 1908.

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PATENTED SEPT. 19, 1905.

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PATENTED SEPT. 19, 1905.

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No. 799,701. PATENTED SEPT. 19, 1905.

G. H. ADSHEAD PARCEL BUNDLING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED 11017.27. 1903.

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UNiTED STATES "PATENT OEEIOE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 19, 1905,

Application filed November 27, 1903. Serial No. 182,922.

To @ZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that'J I, GEORGE HERBERT ADS- HEAD, a subject of the King ofGreat Britain and Ireland, residing at 294 Stanstead. road, Forest Hill,London, S. E., England, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements Relating to Parcel-Bundling, (for which I have madeapplication for Letters Patent in Great Britain, No. 26,865, bearingdate December 5, 1902,) of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a new form of bundling-press, and has for objectto form a bundle and tie it up automatically.

A more specific object of my invention is to takea pile of newspaperscoming froma printing-machine, carry the pile automatically into abundling-press, and there automatically bind it by means of string,release it and discharge it, automatically taking in the nextbundle andrepeating the operation. y

` My invention consists in automatically feeding, compressing, and tyingup bundles of material, such as newspapers, continuously withoutrequiring any skilled attention.

My invention comprises (a) means for feeding a pile or bundle, (d) meansfor compressing the pile or bundle, (c) means for tying up the pile orbundle while in the pressing mechanism by means of string or the likeand producing a secure knot, and (d) means for discharging. tlie tiedbundle.

My invention further consists in combining the means for effecting thesevarious operations in one machine, so that the various opof clearness.

erations take place in sequence automatically. Referring to theaccompanying drawings, Figure 1 shows a side elevation of the machine asa whole according to one form, Fig.

2 being a corresponding plan, but with half the table and thecompressor-platen supposed removed. Fig. 3 shows a sectional sideelevation taken on the line A B of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 a sectional viewon the line C D of Fig. 1, some of the parts being omitted for the sakeFigs. 5 and 6 are sectional side and half end views, respectively, ofthe mechanism employed for the intermittent operation of the compressorcam-sliaft, the sectional view being taken on the line E F, Fig. 6. Fig.7 shows aplan of the compressingplate. Fig. 8 is an elevation of theknotting device, Fig. 9 being a view of the knotter-jaws with the knotpartly tied. Figs. 10 and 11 are sectional side and outside endelevations of the pivoted needles themselves. Fig. 12 is a sectional endview of part of the discharging-gear,

taken on the line G H of Fig. 1. Fig. 13 is a section through thespring-box attached to the square shaft on which the discharging-fingersslide, and Figs. 14 and 15 show a modified form of clutch. Figs. 5 to 15are on a larger scale than Figs. 1 to I for clearness.

In carrying the invention into effect according to one form the machineis constructed having a table a somewhat wider than the pile of papersto be tied and supported on a suitable frame The table is provided withslots or guides c, in which run the fingers d of a bundle-feeding.device. These lingers are united to a slide e, running on guide-bars f,'the slide being reciprocated by means of a connecting-rod g, operatedby means of crankpin and cranks on the rotating shaft 7c, disposed inthe bed of the machine below the table and driven conveniently bypulleys Z and gear-wheels m. Any-wheel n is also preferably provided.One revolution of this shaft c (hereinafter called the main shaft)corresponds to a complete reciprocation of the slide e and fingers d.This again corresponds to the traverse of a bundle from the receivingend of the machine into the bundling position-namely, into a positionwithin the compressor-together with the return of the fingers inreadiness to feed forward another bundle.

On the main Shaft ,t (see Figs. 5 and 6) is loosely sleeved a spur-wheel0, gearing with another wheel p of half the diameter, which is keyed tothe cam-shaft q, and a clutch 1 is arranged on the shaft le, so as toengage with its counterpart s, formed on the boss of the wheel 0.Longitudinal axial movement of the wheel-o is prevented by means of acollar e', fixed on the main shaft t. The part 1' is adapted to rotatewith the main shaft lc by means of a feather, but is capable oflongitudinal axial movement relatively thereto and is moved intoengagement by an ordinary clutch fork or ring t, carried by the shaft u.A lever o, also fixed to the shaft u, is connected through a rod lw to ahinged plate situated below the compressing-platen e, a spring 2 beinginterposed, as shown, to allow the lever o to rise when necessarywithout lifting the hinged plate The clutch r is automatically withdrawnonce every revolution of the main shaft by means of an L-shaped piece 3,fixed to the clutch-ring t, engaging a cam-surface4 on the disk 5, whichis keyed to the main shaft c. The clutch is forced back into engagementby the spring 2. Thus when Workroo IIO

ing normally with a series of bundles the clutch fr drives the'spur-wheel 0 for half a revolution of the main shaft and is thenwithdrawn automatically, leaving' this wheel idle for the remaininghalf-revolution, and s0 on, the cam-shaft g, with the proportions ofspurwheels adopted, therefore making one complete revolution everyalternate half-revolution of the main shaft it'.

In order to prevent the clutch being thrown into gear and the variousparts of the machine thereby operated when the supply of bundles ceases,the following mechanism is employed: A weight 32 is hung on the end ofthe lever 33, fixed to the shaft u, and this weight counterbalances thehinged plate a: and parts connected thereto, so that when no bundle isfed forward to keep the hinged plate down it rises and the clutch r isheld out of engagement. The plate w, however, being hinged on the sidefrom which the bundles are fed, is readily depressed by the weight of anew bundle into a position ush with the rest of the table a, as shown inFig. 3, further downward motion being prevented by the check seen at thelefthand edge of the plate in the same ligure. In this position theplate and table a; may be considered, so far as the compressingoperation is concerned, to form one Xed element,

the function of whichis to supply the necessary resistance to thecompressing-platen in the direction in which the dimensions of thebundle are reduced. It will be seen that the area of the plate need onlybe a small proportion of that of the bundle. Although this clutchmechanism has been described with reference to its position on one sideof the main crank only, it will be understood that a simila1 duplicatearrangement is fitted on the other s1 e.

Referring now to the means for operating the compressing-platen a,cross-bars 6, one on each side of the machine, carry rollers 7, adaptedto contact with the cams 8, and are held up by ropes or the like 9 andweights 10, which are sufliciently heavy to wholly or partlycounter-balance the compressing-platen a and parts. The pillars 11,attached to the compressing-platen, are guided in suitable guides 12 and13, secured on the frame of the machine, and are provided with collars14, fixed to them so that the weight of the compressing-platen and partsthereon is taken by the cross-bars 6. The ends of the pillars 11 passloosely through the cross-bars 6, so as to allow the press to remain atvarying heights,according to the number of papers in the pile. Rollers15 are arranged, as shown, on the links 16, one end of each of the linksbeing pivoted to the frame of the machine, while the other ends areconnected to the platen by other links 17. It will be seen that therollers 15 and links 16 17 are not absolutely essential, as the Weights10 may, if preferred, be of suiiicient magnitude to raise thecompressor-platen to the highest position. The action of this gear is asfollows: The cams 8 at some part of their revolution eugage with therollers 15 and lift the counterbalanced platen-plate to its topposition. Passing on, the cams leave the rollers 15 and engage with therollers 7 on the cross-bars 6, depressing them and raising thebalance-weight. The platen-plate meanwhile follows up the movement ofthe cross-bar by gravity until it rests on the bundle, which is in thiscase compressed by the dead-weight of the platen and other parts movingwith it. It is clear that for any given setting of the collars 14 on thepillars the bundle must be above acertain minimum thickness or theplaten willnot reach it in its lowest position.

On the top of the compressing-platen e, at its bundle or pile receivingside, I mount a pair of knotting devices 18. These knotting devices areof known construction, and in themselves form no part of my invention. Ihave found suitable such knotters as are used in sheaf-bindingharvesting-machines. One type of these knotting devices comprises threemain elements; first, a string-retaining device on one spindle; second,a knotting device mounted on another spindle, and, third, a cuttingoffdevice. Referring' to Fig. 8, a general View of the knotter is shown. Awheel 19 is mounted on a shaft 20, driven by gearing from the compressorcam-sh aft q. This gearing (see Figs. 3 and 4) may consist of aspur-wheel 21, mounted on the camshaft q, gearing with a secondspur-wheel 22. This wheel in turn drives the knotter-shaft 2,0 throughthe bevel-wheels 23 and vertical shaft 24. Provision is made for therise and fall of the platen, preferably by grooving the shaft 2.4 andtting a feather to one of the bevel-wheels,which engage with it in amanner well understood. The wheel 19 is adapted to operate the mainparts of the knotter in proper sequence, and for this purpose isprovided with teeth 25, adapted to operate the spindle 26 of theknotting devices proper, other teeth 27 adapted to operate theretainer-spindle 28 and a cam-groove 29 adapted to operate the elementwhich after cutting the string draws the knot off the knotting device.Fig. 9 shows a view of the knotterjaws 30 with the knot partly tied,these jaws being opened at the proper moment by the tail end 31 engagingwith a suitably-disposed camsurface and closed by an adjustable spring.The knotters are mounted transversely over the slots c in thepress-table a and cooperate with a pair of special needles projectedupward through these slots, one needle being required in conjunctionwith each knotting device.

The needle-bars 34 are mounted in suitable guides vertically and areoperated by means of a crank-pin 35, carried on one of the spurwheels p,through levers 36 37 38, as shown,

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, pin 35 and lever 36 duplicated. The position of the crank-pin 35 is soarranged as to bring the needles up into position for tying the bundlesat the proper moment and withdraw them so that a new pile or bundle maybe fed forward under the compressing-platen.

The weight of the needle-bars may be counterbalanced by a weight 41, xedon the shaft 40.

The upper ends of the needle-bars are shown in detail in Figs. 10 and l1and are provided with pivoted ends 42, normally held in a verticalposition by the springs 43. These pivoted ends are provided with eyes44, through which the tying-string passes, the roll of string beingplaced in any convenient'position in the bed of the machine.

Deflectors 45, suitably mounted on the compressing-platen, are arrangedin the path of the needles, so that they will be arrested at the correctheight for tying, and their pivoted ends 42 will be forced over so as tocarry the string from the needle across the knotter. The number ofknotters and strings need not be limited to two, as one, two, or moremay be used. Y

The operation of the machine dealing with piles of newspapers is asfollows: Assuming a pile of papers to be deposited on the table in frontof the feeder-arms 0l in anysuitabIe manner and the mechanism to be inthe position shown in the drawings, the machine is started and the crankit rotates in the direction indicated by the arrow-head, Fig. 3.

The feeding-arms OZ i move forward,\carrying the pile of papers into thecompressing position, the papers carrying forward the strings which hangfrom the retaining devices at the top down to the supply-bobbins,thereby embracing the top, front, and bottom sides. Toward the end ofthe forward stroke the hinged plate is pressed down by the pile ofpapers coming onto it, and the spring 2 compressed, thereby forcing downthe lever c and throwing the clutch r over against the counterpart s;but as there are only two claws thereon no motion will be imparted to.8, and therefore the wheel 0, until the claws come into contact, andthis happens practically at the end of the forward stroke of the lingersd. The feeding-fingers now return, and during the backward stroke thewheel 0 is turned through a half-revolution, and therefore the wheel pmakes one complete revolution, operating the cam-shaft q, and therebyallowing the compressing-platen to come down and compress the pile.

time pushed up through the slots in theta# end of the stroke.

The needle-bars 34 are at the same' position.

ble in the manner above described, carrying up their strings and passingthem into their respective knotters, thus completing theencircling ofthe four sides of the pile. The knotters then turn on their own axes,gripping the string just below where it is' held by the retainerv andtying the knot. The retainers thenrotate on their axes, gripping thefresh string, and the cutter then comes into operation, cutting olf theend coming from the knot. The knetter and retainer-spindles being drivenby mutilated wheels or other equivalent devices in theharvester-knotters, which I have found suitable, come into operation attheir proper times and are idle during the the disk 5 comes into contactwith the L-shaped piece 3 and moves the clutch r out of gear,disengagement occurringat just about the This cycle of operations is nowrepeated; but two discharging-lingers 46, not hitherto mentioned, comeinto operation during the forward stroke. These are adapted to slidelongitudinally on horizontal shafts 47, preferably square incross-section (see Fig. l2) and journaled at the ends, the shafts beingdisposed laterally clear of the pile within the press. A pair ofslide-blocks 48, running on suitable guides 49, engage with the tailends 50 of the fingers 46, thus traversing them, but leaving them freeto turn with the shafts 47 through an angle, as required. Theslide-blocks 48 are coupled by connecting-rods 5l to the mainfeeding-fingers OZ, so that the pile-discharging lingers 46 aretraversed simultaneously and in the same direction as the mainfeedinglingers 0l. The pile -discharging fingers therefore engage withthe tied pile and carry it out of the machine at the same time that themain feedingngers carry forward the next pile into the compressingposition. Guide-shields or the like may be arranged to insure thebundles passing into the compressing position clear of the dischargingmechanism. Spring eX- tension-pieces may also be arranged on the ends ofthe feeding-lingers (l, adapted to engage with and be depressed byguide-strips or the like iiXed to the compressor-platen and projectingclear of the knotter-shaft 20. The feeding-fingers can in this way be ofsufcient length and pass close up to the lcompressor-platen on theirforward stroke without being caught on their return by the knotter-shaftattached to the platen, which 'has inthe meantime descended. Thedischarging-lingers engage with suitable pivoted inclined guides orplates 52 on their return 'movement, so that they are turned up clear ofthe pile delivered into the compressing They, however, fall clear ofthese IOO ISO

guide-plates 'when they reach the extreme point of their backwardtravel-this action being assisted by the spring-boxes 53, (see Fig. 13,)arranged on the shafts 47 and being limited in amount by the pins 54-andpass into the position for discharging the next completed bundle in duecourse. On the discharging stroke the plates 52 are lifted by thefingers 46 and fall back as soon as the latter have passed.

Although I have described mechanism mechanically linked together toperform the required sequence of operations, yet I do not limit myselfto this form of mechanism, as it will be seen that I can readilysubstitute independent mechanism fulfilling each of the operations andlink them together in other ways. For example, the separate mechanismmay be driven electrically and the sequence of operations be controlledelectrically by the closing of the circuits automatically in the properorder. It will also be seen that mechanical equivalents can besubstituted for all the mechanisms found in the particular example Ihave above described.

Figs. 14 and 15 show a modified form of clutch in which projections 55are formed on the claws and corresponding recesses 56 on the otherparts. The object of these projections is to prevent the parts s of theclutches being carried forward in advance of the parts r owing to thepressure of the compressorplaten on the cams 8 when the frictionalresistances are insuiiicient. Slight recesses 57 may also be provided inthe cams 8, as shown in Fig. 1, for the purpose of insuring that thegear-wheels p will be brought to rest and held after each revolution inexactly the same position.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In combination in a bundling-press, means for reducing a dimension ofa bundle including coperating compressing elements, one of which isfixed during the compression operation and disposed to prevent motion ofthe bundle past it in the direction of reduction, together with meansfor tying said bundle when compressed by said compressing elements.

2. In combination in a bundling -press, meansV for reducing adimensionof a bundle including cooperating compressing elements, one of which isfixed during the compression operation and disposed to prevent motionot' the bundle past it in the direction of reduction, together withmeans for feeding said bundle into the compressing position and meansfor tying said bundle when compressed by said compressing elements.

3. In combination in a bundling-press, means for reducing a dimension ofa bundle including cooperating compressing elements,

one of which is fixed during the compression operation and disposed toprevent motion of the bundle past it in the direction -of reduction,together with means for tying the bundle when com pressed by saidcompressing elements and means for discharging said bundle.

4. In combination in a bundling-press, a fixed table, means for directlycompressing a bundle against said table to reduce the dimensions of thebundle in a direction perpendicular to the plane of said table, togetherwith means for tying said bundle.

5. In combination in a bundling-press, a fixed table; means for directlycompressing a bundle against said table to reduce the dimensions ofthebundle in a direction perpendicular to the plane of said table, togetherwith means for feeding said bundle into the compressing position andmeans for tying said bundle.

6. In combination in a bundling-press. a fixed table; means for directlycompressing a bundle against said table to reduce the dimensions of thebundle in a direction perpendicular to the plane of said table, togetherwith means for tying said bundle and means for discharging the same.

7. In combination in a bundling-press, a xed table; a compressingelement moving toward and from said table and acting to reduce thedimensions of a bundle in a direction perpendicular to the plane of thetable together with means for tying said bundle.

8. In combination in a bundling-press, a fixed table; a compressingelement moving toward and from said table and acting to re duce thedimensions of a bundle in a direction perpendicular to the plane of thetable together with means for feeding the bundle into the compressingposition and means for discharging the same.

9. In combination in a bundling-press, a fixed table; a compressingelement moving toward and from said table and acting to reduce thedimensions of a bundle in a direction perpendicular to the plane of thetable together with means for tying the bundle and means for dischargingthe same.

10. In combination in a bundling-press. a table, a compressing-platenmoving vertically toward and from the said table with means for tyingthe bundle, the said tying means being associated with thecompressing-platen to move therewith, substantially as described.

11. In combination in a bundling-press, a lixed table, acompressing-platen moving vertically toward and from said table, meansfor feeding forward the bundle to be compressed into position beneaththe compressing-platen together with means for tying the bundle andmeans for discharging the same, substantially as described.

12. In combination in a bundling-press, a table, a compressing-platenmoving vertically toward and from the said table, means for feedingforward the bundle to be compressed IOC IIO

into position beneath the compressing-platen, means for tying the bundleand means for discharging the same, the said tying means beingassociated with the compressing-platen to move therewith, substantiallyas-described.

13. In a bundling-press, the combination of a table,a compressing-platenoperating toward and from said table, feeding means comprising a slide,a crank and a rod connected to the said slide, a main shaft foroperating the crank, guide-bars for the said slide and fingers carriedon the slide, the said table being slotted to allow the lingers toproject through and engage the bundle, substantially as described.

14. In a bundling-press, the combination ofa table with means forfeeding the bundle over the same, a .compressing-platen movable towardand from said table, pillars for supporting the platen, said pillarsbeing movable through a part of the frame of the machine, cross-barsloosely mounted upon lower ends of the pillars, the said pillars havingcollars resting on the cross-bars by which the pillars are supported,connterweights connected to the cross-bars for lifting the same, camsfor depressing' the cross-bars and'intermittentlyrotating shaftscarrying the said cams, substantially as described.

15. In a bundling-press, the combination of a table, means for feedingthe bundles along the top of the said table, acompressing-platen movabletoward and from the table and means for operating the platen, comprisingvertical links connected at' their upper ends 'to thecompressing-platen, horizontal levers, pivotall y supporte-d andconnected to the lower ends of the vertical levers, rollers on saidhorizontal levers, cams contacting with the said rollers and havingrecesses therein adapted to engage the rollers to insure the arrest andholding of the rollers in exact position and shafts operating the cams,substantially as described.

16. In combination in a bundling-press, means for compressing thebundle, including a compressing-platen, and tying means, needle-barshaving spring-controlled extensions provided with eyes for the stringand deector-plates on the compressing-platen adapted to engage thespring-controlled extensions of the needle-bars, substantially asdescribed. 17. In a bundling-press, the combination of acompressing-platen, tying means, stringfeeding bars and means foroperating the said.

string-feeding bars comprising levers pivotally supported, linksconnecting the said levers with the said feeding-bars, a rotating shaft,a crank-pin thereon and-*a connectingrod between the said crank-pin andone of the said levers and a spring between the connecting-rod and thesaid lever, substantially as described.

18. In a bundling-press, the combination of compressing means, means formoving the same, knotting devices moving with the compressing means andmeans for operating the knotting devices comprising a shaft extendinghorizontally, a vertical shaft provided with a keyway, bevel-gearingbetween the horizontal and vertical shaft, said gearing being arrangedto have movement along the vertical shaft and means for driving thevertical shaft, substantially as described. n

19. In combination in a bundling-press, atable, a compressing-platen andmeans for discharging the bundles comprising slide-blocks, guides forthe said slide-blocks, spring-operated fingers carried by theslide-blocks and adapted to engage the bundle and means for holding thesaid fingers on their return stroke out of line with the bundle,substantially as described.

20. In combination in abundling-press, atable, a compressing-platen,feed-fingers reciprocating along the table, discharge-fingers connectedwith the feed-fingers to move in unison therewitl1,slideblocks andshafts on which the discharge-fingers are pivotally supported and meansfor throwing the discharge-fingers out of line with thebundles on theirreturn stroke, substantially as described.

21. In a bundling-press, the combination of a table, compressing means',slide-blocks with means for reciprocating the same, dischargefingerspivotally mounted and moved by the slide-blocks, plates hinged on theframe and arranged in the path of the discharge-lingers, said platesallowing the discharge-lingers to raise them during theiforwardstrokeand said hinged plates turning the discharge-lingers into avertical position during their return stroke, shafts rectangular incross-section passing through a part of the discharge-iingers andspring-boxes acting on the shaft for returning the discharge-lingers totheir horizontal position, substantially as described.

22. In combination in a bundling-press, a table, a compressing-platen,discharge-fingers pivotally mounted, slide-blocks, plates hinged to apart of the frame and arranged in the path of the discharge -ngers to beraised thereby on the forward stroke of the discharge-fingers, saidplates serving to lift the discharge-lingers out of line with the bundleon their return stroke, substantially as described.

23. In a bundling-press, the combination of a table, compressing means,discharge-fingers having bosses which are provided with projections,reciprocating blocks arranged to engage the projections of thedischarge-fingers, shafts rectangular in cross-section passing throughthe bosses, spring-boxes to operate the said shafts and return the ngersto their lowermost positions and pins fixed on reciproeating blocks toengage the projections of the Ydischarge-fingers to limit 'the movementthereof, substantially as described.

24. In a bundling-press, the combination of a table, feed-fingers movingalong the same, a main shaft a crankand pitman connection IOO therefromto the feed-fingers, a compressingplaten tying mechanism, string-feedingdevices, a secondary shaft, means for operating the same intermittinglyfrom the main shaft and connections from the secondary. shaft to thecompressing-platen the tying means and the string-feedingdevices,substantially as described.

25. In combination, in a bundling-press, a table, acompressing-platen,tying mechanism, string-feeding mechanism, feed-fingers, a main shaft,connections between the main shaft and the feed-fingers, secondaryshafts, connections therefrom to the compressingplaten the tyingmechanism and the stringfeeding mechanism, spur-wheels loose on the mainshaft, spurwheels on the secondary shafts,;clutches for connecting thespur-wheels first mentioned with the main shaft and disconnecting thesame therefrom, clutch-forks for operating the clutches and means foroperating the clutch-forks, substantially as d escribed.

26. In combination in a bundling-press, a table, feed-fingers movablealong the same, a compressing-platen moving toward and from the table, amain shaft, connections therefrom to the feed-lingers for operating thesame, secondary shafts, means thereon for operating thecompressing-platen, and connections from the main shaft to the secondaryshafts for operating the same intermittingly, substantially asdescribed.

27. In combination in a bundling-press, a table a compressing-platen,string-tying devices, feed-fingers, a main shaft, connections betweenthe main shaft and the feed-ngers, secondary shafts, connectionstherefrom to the compressing-platen and the string-tying devices, andconnections for operating the secondary shafts intermittingly from themain shaft, substantially as described.

28. In a bundling-press, the combination of a table, acompressing-platen, feed-lingers, string-feeding devices, a main shaft,connections between the said main shaft and the feedfingers, secondaryshafts, connections therefrom to the string-feeding devices and thecompressing-platen, and connections for operating the secondary shaftsinterm ittingly from the main shaft, substantially as described.

29. In combination in a bundling-press, a

table, a compressing-platen movable toward and from the same, tyingmechanism, a main shaft, connections for operating the compressingmechanism and the tying mechanism, clutches controlling thesaidconnections, clutch-forks engaging the clutches, shafts on which thesaid forks are fixed, cam surfaces or disks fixed `on the main shaft foracting on the forks to throw the clutches out and springs for throwingthe clutch-forks in, substantially as described.

30. In a bundling-press, the combination of compressing means,string-tying devices, connections for operating the same, controllingmechanism for the said connections, means for operating the saidcontrolling mechanism said means being acted on by the bundle, when saidbundle is moved to a certain position and means for feeding the bundleto the said position substantially as described.

31. In a bundling-press, the combination of a table, compressing means,tying devices, operating connections leading to said means and devices,controlling mechanism for said connections including a clutch, and aplate at the table level arranged to be operated by the bundle, saidplate operating the controlling mechanism, substantially as described.

32. In combination in a bundling-press, the compressing-platen, tyingdevices, means for operating and controlling them including a clutch, amovable plate arranged to be operated by the bundle, a resilientconnection between the said plate and the clutch and acounterbalance-weight for raising the plate when no bundle is present,substantially as described.

33. In combination, in a bundling-press, acompressing-platen,feed-fingers, a main shaft, connections between themain shaft and feedfingers, secondary shafts connections therefrom tothe compressing-platen and means for driving the secondary shaftsintermittingly from the main shaft comprising clutches havingprojections and corresponding recesses 56, substantially as described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twowitnesses.

GEORGE HERBERT ADSHEAI).

Witnesses:

ALBERT E. PARKER, BERTRAM H. MATrHEWs.

